A Few Suggestions for the Candidates

Now that the New Jersey’s primary election is complete and the candidates for governor are official, the Hall Institute's Richard Lee offers some words of advice for Chris Christie and Jon Corzine as they plot strategy for the upcoming campaign. Read

Hall Institute to Launch
New Project on Gov Race

For the 2009 Governor’s campaign, the Hall Institute will incorporate the successful elements from our virtual debates and presidential forums and support them with some of our more recent new media initiatives.

We plan to gather public input through panel discussions, interviews and the internet, which we will use to formulate questions for the candidates.

Details will be announced next week.

On the Airwaves— Brigid Harrison, a professor of political science and law at Montclair State University, discusses the gubernatorial candidates' likely campaign strategies on this week's edition of the Hall Institute's internet radio program.
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Religion and Life Challenges — Hall Institute Executive Director Michael P. Riccards reflects upon what he believes is an increasing sensitivity on the part of religiously oriented Americans to what they perceive as a hostile world around them. Read

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In 2006 and 2008, the institute presented online Virtual Debates among the candidates in New Jersey's U.S. Senate race. We also sponsored NJ2008, a special section on New Jersey's role in the 2008 presidential campaign.

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